Antecedent control procedures
- Suppose you have a client who is interested in losing weight to improve her health. What antecedent control procedures might you put in place and why?
- In the case of the client above, how might behavior contracting be used in a program for this client?
- Provide your own example of a problem in which behavior contracting can be used to effectively modify behavior.
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An antecedent control procedure involves the manipulation of some social environment or physical aspects with an aim of evoking a desired response in order to reduce the likelihood of an undesired competing behavior from happening (Ike, 2014).
A client who might be interested in losing weight in order to improve her health might have to change her diet and lifestyle as well. This will therefore involve the introduction of new procedures and stimuli that direct her to achieving the desired…………………..
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